ぼんのう
Bonnou
Other forms: 煩惱
煩悩 (Bonnou) is a Japanese noun meaning “worldly desires, evil passions, appetites of the flesh, klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)”.
Meanings
- nounworldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh
- nounklesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
Examples
人には、迷いと苦しみのもとである煩悩がある。
People have worldly passions which lead them into delusions and sufferings.
この煩悩のきずなから逃れるには五つの方法がある。
There are five ways to emancipate themselves from the bond of worldly passions.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).